Victorian burials may conjure up images of widows in black, and brooches containing hair. They were also a major public health concern… In a previous post on the ‘connection’ between tempera...Read More
John Bowstead (or Boustead) of Beck Bank Great Salkeld, was so respected that people from far an wide contributed to a memorial after his death. Though a Scottish judge probably didn’t contribut...Read More
A look around Carlisle Museum in 1844 may have astounded and amazed visitors – possibly not entirely in a good way! I’ve not dug into who the donors were: maybe someone will recognise a name a...Read More
The will of James Irving (baptised 1835 Bowness-on-Solway, died 1877 Switzerland) suggests he was worthy of the description Cumbrian Character… Elsewhere on this site, you can find a general inf...Read More
November 1849 saw a lengthy inquiry into the state of sanitation in Carlisle. From a social history point of view, it gives all sorts of insights into a number of aspects relating to living conditions...Read More